← Back to team overview

kernel-packages team mailing list archive

[Bug 1163720] Re: Brightness control broken on XPS13 and 3.8.0-16, 3.8.0-22 and 3.11.0-12

 

maybe i have some old settings that is causing the problem? I am upgrading this since 13.04. 
What should I check? 
FYI, the controls fo change brightness works in the sense that I see the bar changing on the screen from minimum to maximum and back. But the brightness does not change a bit.

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel
Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1163720

Title:
  Brightness control broken on XPS13 and 3.8.0-16, 3.8.0-22 and
  3.11.0-12

Status in The Linux Kernel:
  Incomplete
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “linux” source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in “linux” source package in Quantal:
  Fix Released
Status in “linux” source package in Raring:
  Fix Released
Status in “linux” source package in Saucy:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Since 3.8.0-16, the brightness control doesn’t work anymore.
  The popup is displayed, so the shortcut keys do work correctly, but it has no effect on the actual brightness of the screen.

  Switching back to 3.8.0-15 solves the issue.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: linux-image-3.8.0-16-generic 3.8.0-16.26
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-16.26-generic 3.8.5
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-16-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  coucouf    1837 F.... pulseaudio
  Date: Wed Apr  3 08:29:58 2013
  DistributionChannelDescriptor:
   # This is a distribution channel descriptor
   # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
   canonical-oem-somerville-precise-amd64-20120703-2
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=e49e9eae-f16f-45bb-ad2c-b6da5c0c6f6d
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-23 (10 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20120703-15:08
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell System XPS L322X
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-16-generic root=UUID=3f6858e1-d8f5-44c4-b8e9-5ab8b9639ba7 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-16-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-16-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.104
  SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-04-02 (0 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 01/22/2013
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A07
  dmi.board.name: 0PJHXN
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: A00
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA07:bd01/22/2013:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemXPSL322X:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0PJHXN:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
  dmi.product.name: Dell System XPS L322X
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/1163720/+subscriptions